Book contents
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Reviews
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Colonial Origins of National Archaeologies
- Chapter 3 Archaeology in the Crypto-Colony
- Chapter 4 Archaeology as Purification
- Chapter 5 Whitening Greece and Israel
- Chapter 6 Decolonizing Our Imagination
- Chapter 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 2 - The Colonial Origins of National Archaeologies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 March 2022
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Reviews
- Archaeology, Nation, and Race
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Colonial Origins of National Archaeologies
- Chapter 3 Archaeology in the Crypto-Colony
- Chapter 4 Archaeology as Purification
- Chapter 5 Whitening Greece and Israel
- Chapter 6 Decolonizing Our Imagination
- Chapter 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter we discuss the origins of Greek and Israeli archaeology in 19th-century concerns that accompanied European colonialism, the relation of archaeology to emerging Hellenic and Zionist nationalisms, and the enduring impact of imperial structures in 20th-century national archaeologies. We conclude with a brief consideration of the place of archaeology in the long history of Jewish–Hellenic entanglement, especially with respect to concepts of the idealized body.
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- Archaeology, Nation, and RaceConfronting the Past, Decolonizing the Future in Greece and Israel, pp. 8 - 41Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022